Past Events
Event Date:
Friday, November 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
United States
United States
ASA IDEA Forum Overview:
Statistics advances science, engineering, business, and medicine with a global impact. The annual Influencing Discovery Exploration and Action (IDEA) Forum brings together statisticians, leaders, and policy makers, to develop solutions for problems facing the world... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, November 19, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Speaker:
Lucas Mentch, Associate Professor, Department of Statistics at the University of Pittsburgh
Moderator:
Nancy McMillan, Data Science Research Leader, Health Research & Analytics Business Line at Battelle
Title: Random Forests: Why they Work and Why that’s a Problem
Abstract:
Random... more
Event Date:
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 2-3:30pm ET
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview
Effective communication is a critical skill that everyone acknowledges as important, yet it is often missing from formal curricula in Statistics and Data Science. In this panel, designed for new researchers working or planning to work in collaborative research environments, experts will... more
Event Date:
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Please note this event has already taken place, see the news story here: Leading Companies Share Internship Paths for New Researchers in Virtual NISS Event
Overview
The NISS New Researchers Network is excited to host a special virtual event focusing on internship opportunities for those starting... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the role of leadership in bridging statistical theory with scientific inquiry. This event, co-hosted by COPSS and NISS, brings together distinguished leaders in statistics and data science to discuss the critical intersections of theory, research, and... more
Event Date:
Friday, October 25, 2024 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Overview
The NISS Academic Affiliates Committee organized an informative and inspiring virtual graduate school fair tailored specifically for undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in Statistics, Biostatistics, and Data Science! Are you an aspiring data enthusiast looking to... more
Event Date:
Friday, October 25, 2024 - 8:00am to 6:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Sponsored
Event Location:
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University
1518 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322
United States
1518 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30322
United States
The Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University welcomes you to the 2024 Georgia Statistics Day (GSD).
GSD is a one-day free local research event designed to promote interdisciplinary research among statistical researchers and data... more
Event Date:
Friday, October 18, 2024 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview
The NISS Academic Affiliates Committee organized an informative and inspiring virtual graduate school fair tailored specifically for undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in Statistics, Biostatistics, and Data Science! Are you an aspiring data enthusiast looking to... more
Event Date:
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 - 11:30am to 1:00pm
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Speaker:
Bin Yu, Statistics, EECS, Center for Comp. Bio. And Simons Institute
Abstract:
The rapid advancement of AI relies heavily on the foundation of data science, yet its education significantly lags its demand in practice. The upcoming book 'Veridical Data Science: The Practice of Responsible... more
Event Date:
Fridays: October 11, 18, & 25, 2024 at 12-2pm ET each day
Event Type:
NISS Hosted
Event Location:
United States
United States
Overview
The NISS Academic Affiliates Committee organized an informative and inspiring virtual graduate school fair tailored specifically for undergraduate students interested in pursuing advanced degrees in Statistics, Biostatistics, and Data Science!
Are you an aspiring data enthusiast looking to... more